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joebolton said:
I will tell you what I have realised over the years living down on Teesside

Middlesbrough is not really a football town/city in the sense that Sunderland is.

When you watch people playing the 1st bars of Can’t Help Falling in Love and immediately every supporter in the land thinks Sunderland.
When you see the English keeper having a song from his own fans referencing his Sunderland roots.
Groups from all over the world supporting us.
References to great Cup finals ( capital C) referring to the Montgomery save , and the Porterfield goal. Bob Stokoe running over the turf. You never hear the league cup 2004 mentioned.

Ex players and managers like Henderson , Roy Keane , Quinny , Peter Reid all publicly backing us and appearing joyous ( not pleased, joyous) at us doing well.

National commentators saying the club is Back where at club and support its size deserves to be. Back in the league they have won 6 times
Even the badge referencing the ship building history.

The magnificent marketing of Til the End , little kids all over the country when the see the cats eyes they know it’s us.
Look at some of the Tifos. Just class.

Maybe it was the Sunderland till I die which got a lot of the country invested in us doing well ?

It’s just something Boro don’t have. Not knocking them , there is not a lot they can do about it. They just don’t have the charisma we have as a club.
They are not up there in the national football psyche like we are

Parmos, Pigbag and Roary the Lion can only take you so far.

And I believe , deep down , a lot of Boro fans get that. And what makes them more sick than Sunderland winning , was the way the national media fawned over us anyway , win or lose.
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Almost nobody associates SAFC with Can’t Help Falling in Love, apart from SAFC fans. They're much more likely to associate Prokofiev from when SAFC used to be on TV.
 

38Red said:
Almost nobody associates SAFC with Can’t Help Falling in Love, apart from SAFC fans. They're much more likely to associate Prokofiev from when SAFC used to be on TV.
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I can feel and smell the fume off this post :lol: :lol: :lol:
38Red said:
I'm quite happy to see Sunderland doing well, but would obviously prefer to be in their place with Boro. I no longer care enough about professional football to be much bothered, let alone devastated. Best of luck to SAFC next season.
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“Their place”

:lol::lol::lol:
 
MutantParvoParmo said:
How long have we sang falling in love with you? Since the 1970s?

My boro mate is currently claiming we've only sang it for three seasons 🤣

I said to him why did we have a fanzine in the 1980s called wise men say then and have a podcast now.

He then said pigbag is better as an anthem.
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think it was sung at 73 cup final?
Defo the 1985 milk cup final check you tube “ Sunderland Fans sing the loudest “ by Mackemftm -it’s loud and clear on that as teams get presented to the great and good -suggest you show your mate !
It’s also worth a watch to see who had the biggest crowd in the region at a league game
I would love to put a link but no idea how
 
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Big Bellyingham said:
think it was sung at 73 cup final?
Defo the 1985 milk cup final check you tube “ Sunderland Fans sing the loudest “ by Mackemftm -it’s loud and clear on that as teams get presented to the great and good -suggest you show your mate !
It’s also worth a watch to see who had the biggest crowd in the region ar a league game
I would love to put a link but no idea how
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Palace ownership are trying to force the song on their fans.

Their fans are fuming , stealing an “anthem” of another club. They say it is akin to stealing “you’ll never walk alone “ from Liverpool.

How’s about that then eh.
 
joebolton said:
Palace ownership are trying to force the song on their fans.

Their fans are fuming , stealing an “anthem” of another club. They say it is akin to stealing “you’ll never walk alone “ from Liverpool.

How’s about that then eh.
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Funny enough we Defo sang that in 1973 at Wembley( you’ll never walk alone )
Think a lot of teams did back then
 
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